What the Bible says about light and seed

The True Light "In him, (the Lord Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world,…the world didn’t recognize him." John 1:4,9.

The Good Seed and the Weeds “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seeds in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.”Matthew 13:24,25.

Brexit: The nation is back

Brexit: The Nation is Back!

In France, before the
British vote, the weekly JDD conducted an online poll with one question:
Do you want France out of the EU? 88% of people answered "YES!"

In none of the countries surveyed was there much support for transferring power to Brussels.

To calm a possible revolt of millions of poor and unemployed
people, countries such as France have maintained a high level of social
welfare spending, by borrowing money on international debt markets to
pay unemployment insurance benefits, as well as pensions for retired
people. Today, France's national debt is 96.1% of GDP. In 2008, it was
68%.

In the past few years, these poor and old people have seen a drastic change in their environment: the butcher has become halal,
the café does not sell alcohol anymore, and most women in the streets
are wearing veils. Even the McDonald's in France have become halal.

What is reassuring is that the "Leave" people waited for a legal
way to express their protest. They did not take guns or knives to kill
Jews or Muslims: they voted. They waited an opportunity to express their
feelings.

"How quickly the unthinkable became the irreversible" writesThe Economist. They are talking about Brexit, of course.

The question of today is: Who could have imagined that British people
were so tired of being members of The Club? The question of tomorrow
is: What country will be next?

In France, before the British vote, the weekly JDD conducted an online poll
with one question: Do you want France out of the EU? 88% of people
answered "YES!" This is not a scientific result, but it is nevertheless
an indication. A recent -- and more scientific -- survey for Pew
Research found
that in France, a founding member of "Europe," only 38% of people still
hold a favorable view of the EU, six points lower than in Britain. In
none of the countries surveyed was there much support for transferring
power to Brussels.

With Brexit, everybody is discovering that the European project was
implemented by no more than a minority of the population: young urban
people, national politicians of each country and bureaucrats in
Brussels.

All others remain with the same feeling: Europe failed to deliver.On the economic level, the EU has been unable to keep jobs at home.
They have fled to China and other countries with low wages.
Globalization proved stronger than the EU. The unemployment rate
has never before been so high as inside the EU, especially in France.
In Europe, 10.2% of the workforce is officially unemployed The
unemployment rate is 9.9% in France, 22% in Spain.And take-home salaries have remained low, except for a few categories in finance and high-tech.

To calm a possible revolt of millions of poor and unemployed people,
countries such as France have maintained a high level of social welfare
spending. Unemployed people continue to be subsidized by the state. How?
By borrowing money on international debt markets to pay unemployment
insurance benefits, as well as pensions for retired people. So today
France's national debt is 96.1% of GDP. In 2008, it was 68%.

In the the euro zone (19 countries), the ratio of national debt to GDP in 2015 was 90.7%.In addition to these issue all, European countries have been remained open to mass-immigration.Immigration was not an official question of the British "remain" or "leave" campaign. But as noted
by Mudassar Ahmed, patron of the Faiths Forum for London and a former
adviser to the U.K. government, the question of immigration and
diversity has been latent:

"In personal conversations, I have found those most eager
to leave the European Union are also most uncomfortable with diversity
-- not just regarding immigration, but of the diversity that already
exists in this country. On the other hand, those who are most eager, in
my experience, to support remaining in the European Union are far more
open to difference in religion, race, culture and ethnicity".

In France, the question of immigration tied to an eventual "Frexit"
is not at all latent. The Front National (FN) strongly supports leaving
the EU, and that position is tied to immigration. In France,
200,000 foreigners have been coming annually for several years -- from
poor countries such as those in North Africa, as well as sub-Saharan
countries. The growing presence of Muslims has brought a growing feeling
of insecurity, and the cultural traditions of Arab and African
countries has created in Europe a cultural "malaise." Not to everyone,
or course. In big cities, people accept diversity. But in the suburbs,
it is different. Because those who were on welfare, who were poor, who
were old -- all these people are living precisely in the same
neighborhoods and the same buildings as the new immigrants.

In the past few years, these poor and old people have seen a drastic change in their environment: the butcher has become halal,
the café does not sell alcohol anymore, the famous French "jambon
beurre" (ham and butter) sandwich disappeared, and most women in the
streets are wearing veils. Even the McDonald's in France have become halal. In Roubaix, for example, all fast food has become halal.

An eventual "Frexit" vote by the poor, the old, and the people on
welfare would mean only one thing: "Give me my country back!" Today, to
be against the EU is to reclaim the possibility of remaining French in a
traditional France.

With the Brexit, the question of the nation is back in Europe.
Without immigration, it might have been possible gradually to create an
eventual European identity. But with Islam plus terrorism at the door,
with politicians saying after each terrorist attack, "These men
shouting, 'Allahu Akbar' have nothing to do Islam," the rejection is
big.

This "give me my country back" seems frightening. And it is. It is
tainted with chauvinism, and chauvinism is not a good thing for any
minorities in any country. Jewish people paid a heavy price for
chauvinism in WWII.

What is reassuring, nevertheless, is that the "Leave" people waited
for a legal way to express their protest. They did not take guns or
knives to kill Jews or Muslims: they voted. They waited an opportunity
to express their feelings. The "Leave" may not look modern or trendy,
but it is peaceful, legal and democratic.Hope things stay like that.

Yves Mamou, based in France, worked for two decades as a journalist for Le Monde.

1 comment:

Traditional East/West values are rooted deeper than the unionists bargained for. Surrendered sovereignty "for the greater good" has always been a farce meant to consolidate power to the elites. However, the nearly four decades of damage isn't going to be undone by this move on Britain's part, nor will it undo the damage to any of the others who make their exits next. This union was both diverse (clay) and powerful (iron), but despite titles and appearances and the effort to blend, the irreconcilable differences of religion and culture maintain the configuration of two separate feet of Daniel's statue. The EU never did entirely blend seamlessly integrated. The EU flag depicts a circle of 12 stars. According to the former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, these represent the woman of the apocalypse (Of Revelation 12), and her crown of 12 stars! The scriptures foretold that it would be a short-lived empire. Well, if it is starting to unravel now, and it only formed in the 90's, as empires go, that's a pretty short lifespan. Next on the agenda, a brief ten toes/ten horns and one Antichrist? Not sure folks know what it is that they are celebrating, what it is leading up to.

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SUICIDE WATCH

I am sure most of you have known at some time in your life a person who wanted or attempted to end their life or succeeded in doing so. Personally, I have known a number of such people. I, myself had such an episode as an adolescent.

More and more I am reading and hearing about people young, old, male, female, gender and age don´t matter that add their lives to this problem of epidemic proportion in our society. Whatever the cause, we can all do something however small to save lives.

No need to have a psych. degree or to be licensed. An understanding heart, a listening ear is sometimes all that it takes to help weaker, more sensitive people overcome the hopelessness that drives fellow human beings to discard the gift of human life.

Please, take a few minutes to read below the few examples and testimonies about suicide. And please pass it on, if that´s all you feel inclined to do. Thank you.

HE INVITES SUICIDE JUMPERS FOR A CUP OF TEA

Don Ritchie moved to a house outside Sydney, Australia, for the clifftop view. But soon he was stopping suicides by inviting potential jumpers inside for a cup of tea.

Don Ritchie has been awarded a medal for bravery and an Order of Australia (the nation’s second highest honor) for averting hundreds of would-be suicides by approaching people and offering them a cup of tea. ‘I used to sell kitchen scales and bacon cutters,’ he says. Now, ‘I’m trying to sell people life.’